Double Standards and Inconsistencies in Access to Care-What Constitutes a Cosmetic Treatment?

John S Barbieri; Avery LaChance; Joerg Albrecht

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.6322

Double Standards and Inconsistencies in Access to Care-What Constitutes a Cosmetic Treatment?

JAMA Dermatol. 2023 Mar 1;159(3):245-246. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.6322.

Authors

John S Barbieri^{1

2}, Avery LaChance¹, Joerg Albrecht^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Associate Editor, JAMA Dermatology.
³ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 36753128
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.6322

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint examines the inconsistencies in classification of cosmetic vs medical care and offers potential solutions to the issue of payers not providing coverage for skin conditions that have psychosocial effects.

MeSH terms

Cosmetics*
Health Services Accessibility
Humans

Substances

Cosmetics